The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-30

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On AoadAy sAsrnsoa u 4 oe,oea
o. our citizens was held 10 the eouss. :.
house to hear the address Of Co.,
Forbes. OF Jacksonville. upoo the s.n 49,
Exposition. Owing 10 the incle....
weather. the attendance was no, q -.
should have been; the audience. 49,
was an enthusiastic enc, and oompoa.s =.
best citizens and leading merchants -,
T. Myers presided over the meeting "a ~
cob r. Cohen acted a. secretary A.. st-
Ing was called for the purpose Of be.,.-
dress Of Colonel Forbes no other bu,is. - =
transacted. The speaker, in clear. eo,,,..
pleasing address pointed out verv eo,,;~-. sas
the advantages and benefits which Len. -
would reap from the Sub Tropical E,,,.,.
He desired II to be wildly impressed -"
people OF Leon county and other sec,io.. A. !.
State that the proposed Exposition Va, A.,
a local affair. and that no city or LOCALITY -
be more favored by the management, ,h..
other. The object Of this enterprise ia ,o.....'.
ize all the resources and products of FIo,;a.
State, in order that the many thou.,n1. >.
visit the Exposition can, with . 49, -
view, have a perfect knowledge Of -.
the different sections Of Florid. A..
pable Of producing. Every flower, fru, -
vegetable grown within the confines Of On, O..
will be seen at the Exposition CROWN, !. =
natural state. Col. Forbes exhibited MAJ. :, !.
building which he thought in all ptob.b;,,.
would be finally adopted, but as the Dir..,...
have not yet been elected, no definite sc,o, -
be taken 10 regard 10 the site or buildins n
nave the assurance Of Col Forbes. bov....
that the site will be centrally located r.
building, as shown in the proposed plans v;,I !.
a circular structure of iron and glass, 2ss f.s !,
diameter. not including the entrance of A g..
and the restaurant of 40 feet. making The ,r..,
diameter of the building 1856 feet The do,,.
will be 80 feet in height from the floor h \.
arch. The interior will be so arranged tina, n.
largest tropical plants, as well as The sm.ll...
vegetable, can be seen growing in their n,,u,,
state. The capacity of the building win 4.
about 1900 people or more. The Expositio,
is to be . permanent affair. and open an N.
year round, in order to give the people n
the State an opportunity to visit and ses
as well as strangers. In the building lier,,y
bureau will be established, where all the psp.,
Of the State can be seen and read, besides o,h.,
literature relating to Flonda- union ticks
office will also be at hand, where excurio.
tickets TO all portions of the State can be e,,it
purchased. Heretofore we have net had n.
class of people coming 10 Florida that we mat
needed. 1t Is not alone the delightful cu.,.
we wish Florida TO be noted for. Her soil |. I.
fertile and productive as her climate is mia
healthful and salubrious; and the main ebie,
Of the coming Exposition is to prove this to III.
farmers of the North and West, and saer them
inducements to come in our midst. There 4
no doubt but that the Exposition is what FNsid,
has wanted and needed for a long time, and a.
an opportunity is now offered TO have one L,
her citizens go industrisusly to work and help
to successfully carry out this laudable and
worthy enterprise. Col. Fred. T. Myers was re-
quested by COL Forbes to appoint conmilie.
of five of Tallahassee's citizens to solicit sub
scriptions TO the stock, which is held at SO pc
share, thereby giving persons of limited mean
an opportunity to subscribe.